Bit of tin placed around an insect Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bit of tin placed around an insect . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SMIDGEN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SMIDGEN Bit of tin placed around an insect (7)
6% CARRIONBEETLE Insect, cuckoo bee, can loiter around river (13) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 21, 2026
6% BEHEMOTH Two insects around head of horrible, huge monster (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 16, 2026
6% UNMUSICAL Tin-eared (9) Newsday Oct 3, 2026
6% CAN Tin container (3) Puzzler Backwords Sep 25, 2026
6% SPLITSECOND Brief moment when insects plod around (5,6) (11) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 25, 2026
6% RIN "Finding ___ Tin Tin" (3)
5% MALIGNANT Around November, small insect from West Africa is spreading rapidly (9) The Times Cryptic Oct 22, 2026
5% TUNA Tinned food fish (4) (4) Mirror Classic Oct 22, 2026
5% WASP Stinging insect (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 19, 2026
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